can osd and mds mix versions？

hi： We are currently using Ceph 18.2.4. Is it possible to upgrade the cluster to Ceph 20.2.1 while keeping the MDS daemons on the old version? Are there any risks or compatibility issues with running MDS and OSD on different versions long-term? The reason is mainly the following: We want to use the FastEC feature introduced in Ceph 20. We cannot tolerate reducing multiple active MDS daemons to a single active MDS during the upgrade process. thank you very much.